Earlier this week leaders of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered at a summit with the United States government in Palm Springs, California, to discuss a variety of political and economic issues.
U.S. President Barack Obama and the other government officials were also joined by a trio of CEOs to talk about economic growth.
“Our business leaders really provided an enormous color and specificity to the ASEAN leaders about how they could achieve their objectives to expand their entrepreneurial culture,” Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, said. “And that is really commercial diplomacy at work.”
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Catherine Cheney is the Senior Editor for Special Coverage at Devex. She leads the editorial vision of Devex’s news events and editorial coverage of key moments on the global development calendar. Catherine joined Devex as a reporter, focusing on technology and innovation in making progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, and worked as a web producer for POLITICO, a reporter for World Politics Review, and special projects editor at NationSwell. She has reported domestically and internationally for outlets including The Atlantic and the Washington Post. Catherine also works for the Solutions Journalism Network, a non profit organization that supports journalists and news organizations to report on responses to problems.
